Reel Review : Get Him To The Greek

PLOT: After years of living a stable life with his honey and their child, rock star Aldous Snow finds himself sinking deeper and deeper into self pity. The relationship didn’t work out and his music career is on the skids. Thankfully, young record company intern Aaron is up for the challenge of helping to revamp his career. But this proves much more challenging than expected. With drugs, sex and a little bit of heartbreak, the two men find themselves on the road, each looking for their own personal gain, and of course a bunch of laughs when necessary.


*** This review may contain spoilers ***

"Get Him to the Greek" is the perfect counterpart to "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." Russell Brand and Jonah Hill have a rare chemistry that makes "Greek" on par or better than it's predecessor.

While the plot seems thin, it's because it is. The plot is stretched out as thin as possible, but the movie doesn't lose momentum surprisingly. The only slow part is about three fourths through, where the "Greek" tries to shove an emotional angle down our throats. It's not completely unwanted, but the switch is quite strange from an all out laugh fest to lovy dovy.

Done with the bad, onto the good. The movie is genuinely hilarious. This is Brands big movie debut in the States, and it will undoubtedly make him a bigger star. A particular high point is watching Brand sing the sexually suggestive songs. Hill is funny as usual, but shows he has grown up a lot since "Superbad."


The secret weapon here aside from Russell Brand, is the surprisingly hilarious Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs. He plays the record company exec that insists Aaron not fail, and bring Aldous to the Greek on time for the concert. Mr. Combs is a scene-stealer, from his ‘mind f*cks’ to bizarre images of him eating his own head, who would’ve ever thought that he would be this good.

Get Him to the Greek is a comedy filled with dirty jokes, drugs and even slight nudity for fans of comedy, especially when we are talking HARD R laughability. While it may not be quite as great as Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek is a fun ride that will lead you down some pretty corrupt paths.

Make sure you stay after the credits for an important message. 

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